Counterintuitive though it may sound, that data shows that under most circumstances, twice as steep is easier than twice as ...

David Gaudu won the third stage of the Tour of Oman. The French rider from Groupama-FDJ was the strongest on the steep final ...

Fed-up skiers at a popular Japanese resort have been forced to climb up steep slopes because of how long the queues for the chairlift are.

Dreams of climbing hills and mountains usually tell of a struggle ... obstacle to overcome - you say that the hill is 'extremely steep'. Perhaps you feel you won't succeed as you are clinging ...

British rider Adam Yates of UAE Team Emirates-XRG retained his Tour of Oman overall title with a final push on Jabal Al Akhdar to ...

Mt Kilimanjaro, the Rwenzori Mountains and Mt Kenya are Africa’s three highest points. Here’s how to stand atop the world’s wildest land.

With interest in travelling the backcountry in winter on the rise, an experienced guide offers tips on where and how to get ...

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela introduces Extreme: Peak Danger. A mountain of trouble. In August 2008, around 30 climbers took on K2. Over 2 disastrous days, 11 of those people would lose their lives. This ...

Standing near the top of a 4,000-foot ridge above Chambers Cove, geologist Jennifer Bauer turns away from the 30-degree slope we're climbing and looks out over the valley peeking through the trees ...

There have been a few sketchy moments during Nathan Longhurst’s mission to do New Zealand’s 100-peak challenge in one season. While climbing in Aoraki National Park in November, he disturbed an ...

Theodore Roosevelt wrote in The Wilderness Hunter “To me still-hunting elk in the mountains … is one of the most attractive of sports, not only because of the size and stately beauty of the ...

Despite UAE Team Emirates bringing a superteam to the Tour of Oman and Adam Yates leading them, David Gaudu won Stage 3 in a ...